My Dad had a CAT Scan tonight to see how the bleeding on his brain was. The results were good, so he got to have the Intracranial Pressure Monitor removed tonight. For those that don't know what that is, it was this strange probe thing that was inserted into the top of his skull. It stuck straight up and had a wire attached to it that led to the machine that would show the pressure. It was bizzare.
The Speech Therapist said that once he had that removed, she would be able to use a different type of voice box on his tracheostomy so that we could hear him more clearly when he tries to talk.
Next big step I think, is to get him off the ventilator asap, so long as he can breathe on his own. He did several days ago, but the Pulmonologist on his case this week is pretty conservative and wanted to put him back on it. I am hopeful that he will be able to be off of it within the next day or two.
Another big step would be for him to be able to open his eyes. He is able to follow simple commands and speak from time to time, but try as he might, he can't get that darn eye open.
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